Chapter 6 Questions
True/False
Indicate
whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1. Information on a display device, sometimes
called soft copy, exists electronically and appears for a temporary period.
2. Both the video card and
the monitor must support the same video standard to generate a desired
resolution and number of colors.
3. The quality of a CRT monitor depends largely
on its resolution, dot pitch, and refresh rate.
4. A hard copy is either in portrait or
landscape orientation.
5. With an ink-jet printer, a higher dpi means
the drops of ink are larger.
6. Laser printers for personal computers
ordinarily use continuous-form paper.
7. Laser printers sometimes are called page
printers.
8. Impact printers cannot withstand dusty environments,
vibrations, or extreme temperatures.
9. Impact printers are noisy because a mechanism strikes
against an inked ribbon that physically contacts the paper.
10. Because LCD
projectors tend to produce lower-quality images, users often prefer DLP
projectors for their sharper, brighter images.
11. In addition
to games, joysticks and wheels that include force feedback are used in
practical applications such as in the military and aviation.
12. Hearing-impaired
users can instruct programs to display words instead of sounds.
13. Visually
impaired users cannot change Windows XP settings, such as increasing the size
or changing the color of text to make words easier to read.
Multiple
Choice
Identify
the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
14. _____ is a
category of output that includes memorandum, letters, announcements, press
releases, and reports.
|
a. |
Text |
c. |
Audio |
|
b. |
Graphics |
d. |
Video |
15. Commonly
used output devices include all of the following, except _____.
|
a. |
display devices |
c. |
printers |
|
b. |
speakers and headsets |
d. |
ports |
16. Two types of
display devices are _____ displays.
|
a. |
ink-jet and laser |
c. |
impact and nonimpact |
|
b. |
flat-panel and CRT |
d. |
label and postage |
17. Setting a
monitor to display a higher resolution uses a _____.
|
a. |
smaller number of pixels and thus
provides a smoother image |
|
b. |
smaller number of pixels and thus
provides a rougher image |
|
c. |
greater number of pixels and thus
provides a smoother image |
|
d. |
greater number of pixels and thus
provides a rougher image |
|
|
|
18. When
compared to LCD monitors, plasma monitors offer _____ expensive.
|
a. |
smaller screen sizes and lower display
quality and are less |
|
b. |
smaller screen sizes and lower display
quality but are more |
|
c. |
larger screen sizes and higher display
quality but are more |
|
d. |
larger screen sizes and higher display
quality and are less |
19. _____ is the
number of times per second a CRT screen is redrawn.
|
a. |
Dot pitch |
c. |
Pixel pitch |
|
b. |
Resolution |
d. |
Refresh rate |
20. Until a few years ago, printing a document required connecting
a computer to a printer with a cable via the _____ port on the computer.
|
a. |
serial port or IrDA |
c. |
FireWire or |
|
b. |
parallel port or USB |
d. |
SCSI or Bluetooth |
21. Printer resolution is measured by the number of _____ a printer can output.
|
a. |
dots per inch (dpi) |
c. |
pixels per inch (ppi) |
|
b. |
characters per inch (cpi) |
d. |
bits per inch (bpi) |
22. Many inexpensive photo printers use _____ technology.
|
a. |
ink-jet |
c. |
dot-matrix |
|
b. |
laser |
d. |
thermal |
23. A(n) _____ prints fully formed characters when hammers
strike a horizontal, rotating band that contains shapes of numbers, letters of
the alphabet, and other characters.
|
a. |
ink-jet printer |
c. |
laser printer |
|
b. |
shuttle-matrix printer |
d. |
band printer |
24. Most
personal computers have a small internal _____ that usually outputs only
low-quality sound.
|
a. |
monitor |
c. |
speaker |
|
b. |
printer |
d. |
modem |
25. The
disadvantage of a multifunction peripheral is that _____.
|
a. |
it requires more space than having a
separate printer, scanner, copy machine, and fax machine |
|
b. |
it is significantly more expensive than
purchasing a printer, scanner, copy machine, and fax machine separately |
|
c. |
if the device breaks down, users lose
all four functions |
|
d. |
all of the above |